Yeah, this is just socially enforced time theft. If your coworkers removed to you, it's not your problem. It sucks that your union doesn't have your back on this.
More power to you, as long as you're cool with the inherent damage to your health.
I have to correct you (sorry) when you say "dual-phase" because homes in Canada (my country) and the US don't have dual-phase electricity and haven't for many, many decades. What you are talking about is called "split-phase" and is actually just a single phase that's been split using a neutral/return conductor.
To actually answer your question, yes, it's higher amperage and higher voltage. Every circuit breaker is really just a "tap" into the panel in order to create a parallel circuit at the applied voltage (usually 120V) and whatever amperage the breaker is rated for (after ensuring that you're using the correct size of breaker, of course).
The main reason why amperage is really important for larger appliances is because the cable used to plug them in (whether that's by literally plugging it in or by hardwiring it into the panel) needs to be thick enough not to overheat from regular use. When precautions aren't taken, it's pretty easy for the cable jacket to melt (happens around 90 degrees C) and for the bare wires to eventually short and/or start a fire.
Obviously, a 18A breaker would prevent this, but it would also prevent you from using the oven.
A gas (or wood) stove will, which is why they're still common in rural areas that face power outages more frequently. Your comment is the first mention of furnaces.
Personally, I use more than 2 burners pretty often. Honestly, it's a bit of a waste of everyone's time to debate whether or not a camping stove is a universal replacement for a gas stove since everyone has different needs. For the scenario I described, a gas stove is the better option.
I would be pretty pissed if I had to use a camping stove instead of a gas stove during an outage just because. They're totally different tools suited for different use cases and environments.
Yeah, that's simply the price of hunting those particular animals, with the caveat that they don't even have to pay it if they don't get caught.
These particular offenders were slapped with a year of probation where they can't legally hunt at all, but for people who make a habit of hunting illegally, that's not much of a deterrent.
...You do know that an oven needs a dedicated outlet, yes? As in, if you don't have a 30-50A receptacle in your home, one must be installed in order for you to have an oven. All new builds and most existing buildings have this dedicated outlet.
Edit: I see that you're using stove and oven separately. I am talking about a range (oven and stovetop combined), since where I live these are most common and "oven" and "stovetop" are roughly interchangeable. Apologies for any confusion.
Should be a lot more than 18A. Should be closer to 30A-50A to account for usage. 18A is what a kitchen receptacle would require and is so low that an oven on a 18A breaker would trip constantly. I'm Canadian so I mostly know the CEC but the NEC requirements in the USA are very similar.
I'm confused as to why you're so confident. The US has 3-phase power and homes get 120V from line 1 to the neutral (split-phase). If you use line 1 and 2, you get 240V. More than enough to power an oven. This is the case in every modern residential home in the US because they have a national building code.
While you're correct in general, in places where the power is out for a week, a camping/backpacking stove would be ill-suited to the task of keeping multiple people warm and fed. Especially in a house and not an apartment.
Did you know that the vast majority of electric stovetops aren't induction stovetops and you can use any pan you like on them? Personally, I would rather not breathe in carbon monoxide.
PSA: You don't even need photo ID! There are a lot of alternatives. If you're trans, you don't have to look like the person in the photo!
At this point, most people are happy with Plasma, Cinnamon, or GNOME (whether that's 2 or 3) and the default customization options.
I use Fluxbox and Conky and I love it, but it's not for everyone. There's no way my wife would enjoy the tinkering that I sometimes have to do to get a new Conky config to work properly, so she's good with Cinnamon.
Ah, that would do it! Thanks for the information.
The petition to revoke Musk's Canadian citizenship? Or something else?
That's interesting, I wonder why no one in these comments mentioned it if it's a bit farther along than Jellyfin. Maybe just good word-of-mouth marketing?
I want to recommend a game that I know wasn't that great, but is lots of fun: Pitball. It's like alien space basketball with gambling. If you like old school sports games with janky controls, give it a shot.
I'm seeing a lot of love for Jellyfin in the comments. Seems like Jellyfin is finally mature enough to give a real shot.
Does anyone know how Emby is doing in relation to Plex feature parity?
It's nice to hear that people who were previously either against LGBTQ people or on the fence can actually change their minds and come to accept others. :3